Shropshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy is one of 48 strategies being developed across England.
• The LNRS statutory strategy - a legal requirement of the Environment Act 2021
• Public bodies, including Town & Parish Councils, now have an enhanced Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (NERC) duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity. The commencement of section 102 of the Environment Act 2021 which came into force on 1 January 2023 and provides for a new extended biodiversity duty for public authorities. Section 102 of the Environment Act 2021 (the EA) amends section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (the NERCA) to replace the ‘duty to conserve biodiversity’ with a duty ‘to conserve and enhance biodiversity’. The new extended duty requires public authorities to include the enhancement of biodiversity alongside conservation by way of creating ‘the general biodiversity objective’ Links to more information here: https://www.anthonycollins.com/insights/ebriefings/the-new-extended-publ... https://www.freeths.co.uk/insights-events/legal-articles/2023/extended-biodiversity-duty-for-publicauthorities-now-in-force-what-does-it-mean/
• Contribute towards international and national targets such as in Environmental Improvement Plan e.g. Halt the decline in species abundance by 2030 and increase abundance by more than 10% to exceed 2022 levels by 2042
• Reverse current trends of fragmented habitats and faltering ecosystem functions.
Follow up LNRS events planned
Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are new statutory strategies for nature and environmental improvement, the development of which is led by Local Authorities. Shropshire Council is the responsible authority for the Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin LNRS and they are working closely with supporting authorities Telford & Wrekin Council and Natural England. There are many other partner organisations guiding the strategy development to ensure the strategy is fit for purpose. We have arranged three workshops to make sure that the Shropshire and Telford& Wrekin LNRS reflects local priorities and benefits from local knowledge, and we would be delighted if you would attend one of these. The workshops:
1. Community Centre, Craven Arms. SY7 9PS. Wednesday, 15th January 2025 - 9.45am for 10.00am start, finishing at 3pm
Please register on Event Brite to attend.
2. Meeting Point House, Telford. TF3 4HS Friday, 17th January 2025 - 9.45am for 10.00am start, finishing at 3pm
Please register on https://slnrs_2.eventbrite.co.uk// to attend.
3. Shropshire Wildlife Trust HQ, Shrewsbury. SY2 6AH Saturday, 18th January 2025 - 9.45am for 10.00am start, finishing at 3pm
Please register on https://slnrs_3.eventbrite.co.uk/rite to attend.
Please book online through the appropriate Eventbrite link. Lunch and hot drinks will be provided
Attached below are the presentations from the Conference together with a couple of additional documents which may be helpful / of interest.
